Press Release

(Bangalore, India – April 14, 2008) – ESI International (ESI), the recognized leader in innovative project management, contract management, business analysis, and business skills training, today announced the launch of its India operations.  The opening of the office in Bangalore is in tandem with the appointment of Pankaj Kejriwal as its Country Manager for India, who brings more than ten years of experience in the IT corporate training industry to ESI.

In this capacity, Mr. Kejriwal will focus on managing and enhancing current client relationships whilst expanding the organization's sales base in Bangalore and to other key cities in the Indian market.  In addition to this, he will also be responsible for ensuring high quality standards, brand management and consistent delivery of ESI’s five-star customer service platform.

The Indian economy is charging forward and indicators show that in the year ahead, economic growth between 8 per cent and 8.5 per cent is possible even without additional foreign investment.  The corporate training market is also on an uptrend, where spending on products and services in the corporate training space grew from US$15.8 billion in 2006 to US$16.38 billion in 2007.

Raed S. Haddad, Senior Vice President, ESI, said, “India is a key market for ESI.  As its booming economy leverages on strong growth in IT, there is tremendous demand from multinationals that have operations in India, as well as local Indian organizations, to enhance the project management and business analysis expertise of their on ground workforce. We look forward to leveraging our 25 years of experience to provide solutions that develop talent.

ESI, a subsidiary of Informa plc (LSE:INF), helps people around the world improve the way they manage projects, contracts, requirements and vendors. In addition to ESI’s more than 100 courses delivered in 18 languages at more than 75 locations worldwide, ESI offers eight certificate programs through our educational partner, The George Washington University in Washington. Founded in 1981, ESI’s worldwide headquarters are in Arlington, Va, USA. To date, ESI’s programs have benefited more than 950,000 professionals worldwide. For more information visit http://www.esi-intl.in.